Black metal (English: Black metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal music. Generally speaking, the genre characteristics of black metal use screaming black tunes, strongly distorted guitars, fierce but gloomy double bass drums, and fast-moving rhythms and melodies, giving people a cold, dark, and desperate feeling. Representative bands in the early stages of the black metal genre include Bathory, Mercyful Fate, Hellhammer, Celtic Frost and Venom. These bands have their roots in the thrash metal genre. It wasn't until the 1980s and early 1990s that the so-called second wave of black metal appeared in Norway, such as bands Darkthrone and Mayhem. Although there is no clear definition of third wave black metal, the style and lyrics of modern black metal bands are compared with those of older black metal bands, and they absorb elements of many other music styles. Black metal has a strong anti-mainstream consciousness, mainly due to the world-weariness and anti-Christian attitudes of many bands. Meanwhile, a handful of black metal bands are known for their close association with church burnings, murder, and National Socialism. Black metal music is generally an underground music genre because it is contrary to mainstream taste and the low-key attitude of most black metal musicians. Expression forms of black metal 1. In addition to the traditional guitar, bass and drums, black metal's branch genre, symphonic black metal, often uses electronic synthesizers and other classical instruments such as piano, violin, cello or opera. soprano. 2. The main feature of modern black metal music is the repeated strumming of high-distortion guitars, and guitar solos are rarely used; in terms of drums, most bands use double bass drums with pedals (or double pedals), and snare drums. , double-sided cymbals (Hi-hat), and timpani cymbals (Ride) combos. Some bands, especially one-man bands, often use drum machines instead of real drums during recording. 3. Most lead singers of black metal bands sing with a sharp black voice. The difference from the death voice used in death metal is that the sound of the black voice is closer to the jaws. The lyrics of early black metal bands were basically about anti-Christ, God and Satan worship, while the lyrics of later black metal bands were much richer in content, including misanthropy, suicide, anti-humanity, nihilism, occultism, the universe, and the country. Socialism, Nazis, war, fantasy, etc.; correspondingly, very few black metal bands have lyrics about Christ and the Bible.
Representative bands: Venom, Bathory, Hellhammer, Celtic Frost, Mercyful Fate, Sodom, Slayer (these six are considered the ultimate enlightenment, although most of them are not black), Emperor, Darkthrone, Summoning, Behemoth, Immortal, Silencer, Alcest, Burzum, Cradle Of Filth, Graveworm, Agalloch, Moonspell, Dimmu Borgir, Falkenbach, Peste Noire, Shining, Lifelover, Windir, Gorgoroth, Nargaroth, Hortus Animae, Dark Fortress, Marduk, Catamenia, Enslaved, Carpathian Forest , Samael, Moonsorrow, Old Man's Child, Thyrfing, Taake, Drudkh, Enslaved, Graveland, Arcturus, Bethlehem, Rotting Christ, Agathodaimon, Belphegor, Limbonic Art, Inquisition, Naglfar, Ihsahn, Abigor, Absurd, Destr?yer 666, Melechesh, Mg?a, Darkspace, Mütiilation, Blasphemy, Isolation, Cult Of Fire, Akercocke, Ulver, Wolves In The Throne Room, Funeral Mist, Sorgeldom, Annorkoth, Dornenreich, Eisregen. Nocte Obducta, Hrossharsgrani, Crionics, Oathean, Himinbjorg, Infestus, The Meads Of Asphodel, Eterul, Black Anvil, Dissection,Portal, Negative Plane, Twilight Ophera, Nefarious, Schammasch, Velvet Cacoon.